would love be enough to be able to hold with that someone special?

I agree with your earlier. But the last statement, isn't it a bit self-decision making? After all you two been through? What situation? if friends, it's not so heavy, because you are the one who is in the relationship, not them. It's their opinions, besides you should ask them, are you better too in a relationship? I bet he/she also cannot easily answer this. Sometimes people is easily going to say it out, but they don't think people who heard it might be different. A friends should help the relationship, not by disagree and looking down on your partner choice. You need to consider carefully, what's behind their words. IF it's from your parents, it's another one. But if you love him, you should convince them, and ask your partner to do so. No matter how hard the path, if you both are in a serious relationship, parents will let you both go, because if so, they might had been convinced that you both are serious. Hope this is useful.

As long as it's someone i really loved, i would give up everything just to be with her.. Because, true love doesn't come easy.. And your love one stays with us forever and being in love should only involve the 2 of us :)

It really depends on the individuals in the relationship. Through personal experience, love is enough to keep a couple together. My boyfriend and I have experienced many downs but the love keeps us together even when it seems impossible.

i agree that if you love your partner you wouldn't wan him or her to be hurt... and i ruly believe that as long as you both love each other enough for you not to let go... it will be okay... because even if some people can't accept your relationship it's not up o he to decide... it's up to both of you... if your happy with each other why bother about what others might think? it's your relationship not theirs... so why let them decide? i don't think that it is right to give upp your love just because other people disapprove of it... if it was me.. i'll be more hurt if the person i love leaves me for that reason only because i wouldn't imagine life without this person and the suffering? i would actually suffer more if he wasn't with me... it's okay if he's there at least we could suffer together and the load would be lighter... and at the same time be happy with each other's company.. (n_n)

Love is not the only ingredients to sustain the feelings, Communication, trust, faith, and understanding. all of this should be conected in order to have a long lasting relationship.

I think that love is NOT enough to stay together. Though love should be in the middle and around the relationship, however, sometimes circumstances defy love. Other people would go against all odds for the one they love and others choose to make a sacrifice. For me, its either way, love can not just be the only glue that will keep you together. I think if you decide to stay together in spite of all odds, you need have stronger faith and commitment with each other or else the relationship will not stand. If you choose to make a sacrifice and let go, you need to be more courageous because the pain of the loss is not easy to bear. Well, I am currently in a situation where my relationship is not normal - it because my partner has been through a complicated past and I know society will not easily accept it. My family, however, has been supportive tough they got upset at first but after a lot of ordeals with them, they are now okey with the relationship. I think that what kept us together despite the challenges we've been through is not only love -- instead, it's because we love each other less and love ourselves more. We've learned to nurture the relationship by nurturing ourselves as we grow. We give high respects to each other's individuality and I think that this has kept the relationship in smooth sailing and constantly growing stronger. And because we are happy in the relationship, I think neither one of us would like to take it for granted and leave.

Well I have personal experiences about this topic of your's, and I did learn alot from it. I realized that love is not that enough to strengthen a relationship, especially when only one person works for it. I believe that nobody gets contented with just love, as that was what I did once. There was a time where I almost got broke, doing everything I can to satisfy my girlfriend's demands. But it's really not that simple, because she always look for things that is way beyond one's capacity to offer. So I realized that love is always different from one's perception, after all, we're all different with one another..

Why do you need to care about other people's opinion? Are they paying for your dates? If you're planning to ask for your parents' help in financing your wedding, then maybe they would have a say in your relationship. That's why I believe in independence. I don't want to have a debt of gratitude on anyone so they won't have a say in my life. I make my own decisions. People are entitled to their opinions. You may listen, but you don't have to follow them. Remember, you can't please everybody.

I will do my best to keep the relationship. Maybe there are more options to choose as sacrifice other your relationship. To find someone you love and someone who love you in just one person is more than money could buy, too valuable to lose. For me, the chance of letting go may be possible if it's a on-sided love.

Love is everything into a relationship. But too much love can also destroy it. Love on a proper place, time and situation is the ideal one for you to be able to hold on. If it is not yet the right time, even how hard you hold on, the relationship will still not last long. Love if it is not the proper place and situation will not survive even hard we try. For love needs the right thing in all aspects for it to stay and grow.

"All you need is love." -John Lennon

As love is blind, it doesn't bother what others say. blind love can turn to true love and finally to one love.